Michael Weston King
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| Background information | |
| Born |
11 November 1961 Derbyshire, England |
| Genres | Alt Country, Country Music, |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Website | www |
Michael Weston King (born November 11, 1961) is an English singer and songwriter who formed the British country music duo My Darling Clementine and was formerly the leader of Alt Country band The Good Sons.
Michael Weston King was born in Derbyshire in 1961 but was raised in the Lancastrian seaside town of Southport. King left school when he was 16 and moved to nearby Liverpool to build for himself a musical career. He played guitar as a member of various bands on the edge of the late 70’s/early 80’s Liverpool post punk scene, most notably with the band he formed with Chas Cole, Fragile Friends, performing at the famed Eric's club just prior to its closure, and leaving two singles and one cassette only album.
By the mid '80s, inspired by the latest wave of overseas bands such as R.E.M., Green On Red, The Dream Syndicate and The Triffids, whose influences mirrored his own newly found interest in Gram Parsons, Hank Williams, The Byrds, as well as the new wave of country acts such as Lyle Lovett, Dwight Yoakam and Nanci Griffith, King joined the country rock band Gary Hall and The Stormkeepers. They played together until the band disintegrated in 1991.
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